Switch Player is a video gaming magazine that features news and columns regarding the Nintendo Switch, first released in January 2017.

[4] Switch Player was founded in 2016, by Paul Murphy, creator and lead editor of PlayStation Vita website and blog The Vita Lounge.

[a][4][5] Murphy created Vita Lounge due to the "lack of coverage" for the console in 2013.

[6] The first issue of the magazine was released on 31 January 2017.

[7][8] Switch Player magazine includes interviews, reviews and features for upcoming games on the Nintendo Switch.